The Importance Of Poverty In Education

Register to read the introduction… Many of the reasons for poverty and its affects are vast and complicated issues that many people are working on finding solutions. Although the task of solving poverty may seem overwhelming, there are simple things that anyone can do to help low-income and poor children have some of the same opportunities as everyone else when they are at school. Buying school supplies, clothing, and electronics for underprivileged kids is a much-needed and relatively easy way to make a difference in the life of a child.
Organizations Addressing the Need
Thankfully, for families who are struggling to pay rent and buy food, there are ways to save money on the supplies needed for their kids to head back to school. There are many organizations, both local and national, that furnish children with school supplies, with the help of donations from individuals, various charities and corporations. Many areas have summer backpack drives that ask people to donate new backpacks with all or most of the supplies needed for a specific grade level. (http://singleparents.about.com/od/backtoschoolshopping/a/free-backpacks-and-school-supplies.htm). The Salvation Army has several youth programs that includes …show more content…
Volunteering also creates opportunities to work and communicate with others towards a main goal. In order to help the NCJW reach its goals for the Back to School! Store and the Kid Community Closets, a smaller school supply drive will be done to help with the larger effort. There are several steps to putting together a school supply drive but they are relatively simple and basic knowledge of computers and social media will play a large role in getting the word